Seamless-end necktie



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M. C. KELLY new SEAMLES S END NE CKT I E Filed May 18. l923 1 llllllfllllllll- Patented sept. 3o, 1924.

UNITED STATES MICHAEL C. KELLY, O'F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

SEAMLESS-END NECKTIE.

Application illed Hay 18, 1923. Serial No. 639,781.

To all whom z't may concern Be it known that I, MICHAEL C. KnLLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the'county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seamless- EndNeckties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to neckties of two ply formation and especially to bow or bat wmg neckties.

It is an obect of this invention to provide,

a bow tie which` will do away with the thickened seamed portions at the ends of the tie and is provided with folded seamless ends.

` It is an additional .object to provide such a tie having a very attractive a pearance, which will save material and la r in its process of manufacture.

To these ends enerally stated, my invention consists of 51e novel devices and combinations of devices herein described and set forth in the claims.

. The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein like characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views and, in which,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the preferred form of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same taken on the line 2-2 of Fi 1. i

Fig. 3 is a cross section ta en on the llne 3-3 of Fig. 1; and

Figs. 4 and 5 are views similar to Figs. 1

and 2 of a modified form of the invention.

In the preferred form illustrated in Figs. land 2 of the drawings, a suitable blank of fabric is provided having a main or body portion a and the end ortions b. These endportions b of the bla are stitched together at c and folded back at the proper points on the body portion a, formin a two ply tie strip having the folded seam ess ends d. The longitudinal ed es of the superimposed lies are then stitehe together, except for a s ort space left along one edge through which the strip is turned inside out, as is the common practice in the manufacture of ties and then the unsttched edge portion is sewed up by hand to complete the tie.

From the fr'e in description, it is obvious that a tie o two ply formation may be constructed out of a single piece of material with only one joining seam necessary. The

common way in use at the present time for of the same shape together around theiry edges and endsvand then turn the product inside out. This not only leaves seams in the ends of the ties but necessitates about an inch more of material for each tie, since two jointures must be made while only one is necessary in my improved construction.. A considerable saving of labor is also effected, y since only nine or ten stitches are needed in the one jointure made in the narrow portion of my tie, while about thirty-six stitches are necessary in making two end jointures.

The form shown in Fi s. 4 and 5 is made very similar vto my pre erred form of tie,l but employs two short blanks, which are stitched together? at the point e. The remainder of the process of manufacturing from this point is identical with .that emloyed in the construction of my preferred crm, as can be readily seen in Fig. 5. While there is no saving of goods in this form of the invention, short pieces'cff cloth or the stri s necessaril left at thel end of a iece of clot when blan s have been out out 1ndovetailed'formation, as is the common practice in the tie industry, may beused Ato make seamless end ties of this form.

The seamless ends give a neater a pearance when the bow is tied and do not unch up or get out of shape, as is often the. case with bow ties where the ends are stitched or inturned. y

Itfwill, 'of course, be understood that various changes maybe made in the form, details-and arrangement of the artswitho ut departing from the scope o theinvention. 1

What is claimed is 1". A necktie in the formof an elo ated band of sullicient len h to surroun the neck andhave its en tied in a knot including a pair of tying ends of two ply-:formation each avin a fold constitutmg-l a; lateral end of the necktie and having seams extending along its longitudinal edges.

2. A necktie inthe kform of an elo ated band of sufficient length to surroun the neck.and have its ends tied ina knot comprising a single strip of fabricfolded lat erall at two intermediate points thereof to a ord seamless ends of the tie and hav' seams extendlng along its longitudina edges.

3. A necktie comprising a narrow neck band and relatively wide tying ends Aformed of a single elongated stri of fabricfolded laterally at two intermedlate points thereof to afford seamless ends and havin its folded portions stitched to the body o the strip along the longitudinal edges thereof.

4.,-,The process of manufacturing a two ply seamless end necktie of suicient len th to surround the neck and have its ends tled in a knot, which consists in stitching the ends of fabric together to form an endless band, flattening out said band to form a two ply strip and leaving the stitched ends at an intermediate portion of the two ply strip, stitching the longitudinal edges of said plies together, whereby the folded ends of the strip so formed will constitute the seamless ends of the necktie.

5. The process of manufacturing a two ply seamless end necktie of suicient length to surround the neck and have its ends tied in a knot, which consists in providin a suitable blank of fabric, folding the ends of said blanks back upon the body thereof to form superimposed plies, stitching the ends of said blank together and also the longitudinal edges of said plies, whereby the folded ends of the blank form seamless ends of the necktie.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

MICHAEL C. KELLY. 

